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        <title type="main">Wurdahuzdą: Proto-Germanic dictionary — *mikilaz</title>
        <author>Scott K. Shay</author>
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      <publicationStmt>
        <publisher>Wardja Press</publisher>
        <date when="2026-10-01"/>
        <idno type="URL">https://protogermanic.org/pgmc_mikilaz</idno>
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        <p>Single-entry extract from the dictionary. Cross-references to other entries point to their identifiers in the full dictionary.</p>
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      <list type="cognates">
        <item xml:id="cog_grc_megalos" xml:lang="grc" type="cognate">
          <orth>μεγᾰ́λος</orth>
          <form type="translit">
            <orth>megắlos</orth>
          </form>
        </item>
        <item xml:id="cog_ine-x-proto_megh2s" xml:lang="ine-x-proto" type="etymon">
          <orth>*méǵh₂s</orth>
          <def>big, great</def>
        </item>
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        <entry xml:id="pgmc_mikilaz" type="adj" corresp="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mikilaz">
          <form type="lemma">
            <orth>mikilaz</orth>
            <pron notation="ipa">ˈmi.ki.lɑz</pron>
            <form type="runic">
              <orth>ᛗᛁᚲᛁᛚᚨᛉ</orth>
            </form>
          </form>
          <gramGrp>
            <pos>adj</pos>
            <gram type="stem">a-stem</gram>
          </gramGrp>
          <sense n="1">
            <def>great, large</def>
          </sense>
          <sense n="2">
            <def>much, many (large amount of)</def>
          </sense>
          <etym>
            <seg type="p">From Proto-Indo-European <mentioned xml:lang="ine-x-proto" target="#cog_ine-x-proto_megh2s"><ref target="#cog_ine-x-proto_megh2s">*méǵh₂s</ref></mentioned> (‘big, great’) + *-ilaz. The suffix may have been added due to analogy with *lītilaz/*lūtilaz (‘little’), but it also might be old: compare Proto-Celtic *maglos and Ancient Greek <mentioned xml:lang="grc" target="#cog_grc_megalos"><ref target="#cog_grc_megalos">μεγᾰ́λος</ref></mentioned> (megắlos).</seg>
          </etym>
          <re type="paradigm">
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #masc #strong">
              <orth>mikilaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #fem #strong">
              <orth>mikilō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #neut #strong">
              <orth>mikilą, -atō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #masc #strong">
              <orth>mikilai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #fem #strong">
              <orth>mikilôz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #neut #strong">
              <orth>mikilō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #masc #strong">
              <orth>mikilanǭ</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #fem #strong">
              <orth>mikilǭ</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #neut #strong">
              <orth>mikilą, -atō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #masc #strong">
              <orth>mikilanz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #fem #strong">
              <orth>mikilōz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #neut #strong">
              <orth>mikilō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #masc #strong">
              <orth>mikilas, -is</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #fem #strong">
              <orth>mikilaizōz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #neut #strong">
              <orth>mikilas, -is</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #masc #strong">
              <orth>mikilaizǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #fem #strong">
              <orth>mikilaizǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #neut #strong">
              <orth>mikilaizǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #masc #strong">
              <orth>mikilammai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #fem #strong">
              <orth>mikilaizōi</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #neut #strong">
              <orth>mikilammai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #masc #strong">
              <orth>mikilaimaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #fem #strong">
              <orth>mikilaimaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #neut #strong">
              <orth>mikilaimaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #masc #strong">
              <orth>mikilanō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #fem #strong">
              <orth>mikilaizō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #neut #strong">
              <orth>mikilanō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #masc #strong">
              <orth>mikilaimiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #fem #strong">
              <orth>mikilaimiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #neut #strong">
              <orth>mikilaimiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #masc #weak">
              <orth>mikilô</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #fem #weak">
              <orth>mikilǭ</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #neut #weak">
              <orth>mikilô</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #masc #weak">
              <orth>mikilaniz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #fem #weak">
              <orth>mikilōniz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #neut #weak">
              <orth>mikilōnō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #masc #weak">
              <orth>mikilanų</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #fem #weak">
              <orth>mikilōnų</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #neut #weak">
              <orth>mikilô</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #masc #weak">
              <orth>mikilanunz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #fem #weak">
              <orth>mikilōnunz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #neut #weak">
              <orth>mikilōnō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #masc #weak">
              <orth>mikiliniz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #fem #weak">
              <orth>mikilōniz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #neut #weak">
              <orth>mikiliniz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #masc #weak">
              <orth>mikilanǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #fem #weak">
              <orth>mikilōnǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #neut #weak">
              <orth>mikilanǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #masc #weak">
              <orth>mikilini</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #fem #weak">
              <orth>mikilōni</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #neut #weak">
              <orth>mikilini</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #masc #weak">
              <orth>mikilammaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #fem #weak">
              <orth>mikilōmaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #neut #weak">
              <orth>mikilammaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #masc #weak">
              <orth>mikilinē</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #fem #weak">
              <orth>mikilōnē</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #neut #weak">
              <orth>mikilinē</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #masc #weak">
              <orth>mikilammiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #fem #weak">
              <orth>mikilōmiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #neut #weak">
              <orth>mikilammiz</orth>
            </form>
          </re>
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            <list>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*mikil</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Dutch</lang>
                    <orth>mikil</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Middle Dutch</lang>
                      <orth>mēkel</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Dutch</lang>
                        <orth>mekel</orth>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*mikil</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old English</lang>
                    <orth>miċel, miċċel, myċċel, myċel</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Middle English</lang>
                      <orth>muchel, michel, mickle, mikel, mochel, mochell, mukel, muche</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>English</lang>
                        <orth>much</orth>
                      </form>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Geordie</lang>
                        <orth>mickle, muckle</orth>
                      </form>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Scots</lang>
                        <orth>mickle, mikil, mekil, mukill, muckle</orth>
                      </form>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Yola</lang>
                        <orth>mucha, muche, much</orth>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*mikil</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old High German</lang>
                    <orth>mihhil</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Middle Low German</lang>
                      <orth>michel</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*mikil</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old High German</lang>
                    <orth>mihhil</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Middle High German</lang>
                      <orth>michel</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>German</lang>
                        <orth>michel</orth>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*mikil</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Saxon</lang>
                    <orth>mikil</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Middle Low German</lang>
                      <orth>mēkel, mikel, michel</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Middle Low German</lang>
                        <orth>Mēkelenborch</orth>
                        <form type="descendant">
                          <lang>German Low German</lang>
                          <orth>Mękelnborg</orth>
                          <form type="descendant">
                            <lang>German</lang>
                            <orth>Mecklenburg, Meklenburg, Meckelnburg, Mekelnburg, Meckelenburg</orth>
                          </form>
                        </form>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old Norse</lang>
                  <orth>mikill</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Elfdalian</lang>
                    <orth>mitjin</orth>
                  </form>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Faroese</lang>
                    <orth>mikil</orth>
                  </form>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Icelandic</lang>
                    <orth>mikill</orth>
                  </form>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Norn</lang>
                    <orth>mikkel, mukkel</orth>
                  </form>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Norwegian Nynorsk</lang>
                    <orth>mykjen, myken</orth>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old Norse</lang>
                  <orth>mikill</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Danish</lang>
                    <orth>mikin</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Danish</lang>
                      <orth>megen</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Norwegian Bokmål</lang>
                        <orth>megen</orth>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old Norse</lang>
                  <orth>mikill</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Norse</lang>
                    <orth>mikit</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Faroese</lang>
                      <orth>mikið</orth>
                    </form>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Icelandic</lang>
                      <orth>mikið</orth>
                    </form>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Norwegian Bokmål</lang>
                      <orth>mye</orth>
                    </form>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Norwegian Nynorsk</lang>
                      <orth>mykje, myket, mykji, mikje</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old Norse</lang>
                  <orth>mikill</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Norse</lang>
                    <orth>mikit</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Old Danish</lang>
                      <orth>mikit</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Danish</lang>
                        <orth>meget</orth>
                        <form type="descendant">
                          <lang>Norwegian Bokmål</lang>
                          <orth>meget</orth>
                        </form>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old Norse</lang>
                  <orth>mikill</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Norse</lang>
                    <orth>mikit</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Old Swedish</lang>
                      <orth>mykit</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Swedish</lang>
                        <orth>mycket</orth>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old Norse</lang>
                  <orth>mikill</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Swedish</lang>
                    <orth>mykil, mykin</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Swedish</lang>
                      <orth>mycken</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old Norse</lang>
                  <orth>mykill</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Elfdalian</lang>
                    <orth>mitjin</orth>
                  </form>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Faroese</lang>
                    <orth>mikil</orth>
                  </form>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Icelandic</lang>
                    <orth>mikill</orth>
                  </form>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Norn</lang>
                    <orth>mikkel, mukkel</orth>
                  </form>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Norwegian Nynorsk</lang>
                    <orth>mykjen, myken</orth>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old Norse</lang>
                  <orth>mykill</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Danish</lang>
                    <orth>mikin</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Danish</lang>
                      <orth>megen</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Norwegian Bokmål</lang>
                        <orth>megen</orth>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old Norse</lang>
                  <orth>mykill</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Norse</lang>
                    <orth>mikit</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Faroese</lang>
                      <orth>mikið</orth>
                    </form>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Icelandic</lang>
                      <orth>mikið</orth>
                    </form>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Norwegian Bokmål</lang>
                      <orth>mye</orth>
                    </form>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Norwegian Nynorsk</lang>
                      <orth>mykje, myket, mykji, mikje</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old Norse</lang>
                  <orth>mykill</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Norse</lang>
                    <orth>mikit</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Old Danish</lang>
                      <orth>mikit</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Danish</lang>
                        <orth>meget</orth>
                        <form type="descendant">
                          <lang>Norwegian Bokmål</lang>
                          <orth>meget</orth>
                        </form>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old Norse</lang>
                  <orth>mykill</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Norse</lang>
                    <orth>mikit</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Old Swedish</lang>
                      <orth>mykit</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Swedish</lang>
                        <orth>mycket</orth>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old Norse</lang>
                  <orth>mykill</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Swedish</lang>
                    <orth>mykil, mykin</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Swedish</lang>
                      <orth>mycken</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Gothic</lang>
                  <orth>𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃 (mikils)</orth>
                </form>
              </item>
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